An outsole (2) for a footwear, which prevents electrostatic discharges (ESD) from a person wearing the footwear to a device being handled, is substantially made of a flexible material (5) and comprises an electrically conductive connection from an upper surface (2a) of the outsole to a lower surface (2b) of the outsole. The electrically conductive connection consists of one or several electrically conductive fibers (4).